Flight Deal: JetBlue Has $49 Fares Right Now

Today's flight deal is really a choose-your-own-adventure. The fork in the road? One path leads to sunshine, sunscreen, and sand. The other, to foliage, apple picking, and sweater weather. Both are wrapped up in JetBlue's two-day fare sale, which has one-way flights to just about every JetBlue destination across the U.S., South America, and Caribbean on sale for as low as $49.

If you're of the never-ending story summer variety, you can find deals to Caribbean locales that are finishing up their rebuilding stages post-hurricanes. Flights to Turks and Caicos are as low as $69 one-way from Ft. Lauderdale and just $99 from New York City. Barbados, which was not affected by the hurricanes, is also in on the deal, with flights from Florida as low as $74 and New York City from $164. Note that Barbados is a Zika zone, so if you or your partner are pregnant or considering pregnancy, find another destinations that looks appealing. And, those flying from Boston can head to Bermuda in just two hours, starting at $94. Also included are flights to the West Coast, where temps are balmy, hovering in the 70s and 80s, through the fall. Travelers can visit Long Beach, California for just $49 from nearby Oakland, $59 from Salt Lake City, and $89 from Austin.

Those looking to leaf-peep and plan a New England fall foliage road trip are in luck. Fly to Portland, Maine from New York City for $59 and use the savings to rent a car and drive through Acadia National Park, New Hampshire, and Vermont foliage on the way back to Manhattan. Travelers on a budget can also visit Boston (and sample the city's top-notch seasonal harvest menus) for $89 from Detroit and $59 from Atlanta.

How to book: All you have to do is head to the site linked above to book. But, as with all good flight deals, there are a few restrictions to keep in mind. First, you have to make up your mind—and fast. These deals will expire by midnight ET Thursday October 5. Second, these flights are only available for fall travel, October 17 through December 14, and you won't be able to book any last-minute Thanksgiving travel either, as the deal's only blackout dates are November 16 to 28. The only exception is if you're flying out of any New York City-adjacent airport (JFK, LaGuardia, Newark, or Westchester), you'll need to avoid the week before, November 7 to 13, too.